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House votes to strengthen chem plant security
The House approved legislation Friday aimed at making chemical and water treatment facilities less vulnerable to terrorist attack. ...
Ill. Rep. Hare wants Mississippi levees raised
U.S. Rep. Phil Hare has presented a congressional committee with 7,000 signatures seeking higher Mississippi River levees. ...
.JPG) Senator Durbin says front loaded infrastructure spending should be the next stimulus
Although no one has as yet proposed a specific mechanism for funding a six year, $500 billion ...
Mass. gov. credits stimulus with 23,000 jobs
Gov. Deval Patrick said Wednesday that the federal stimulus program has created or saved more than 23,000 jobs in Massachusetts since February. ...
Deal struck on Great Lakes ship pollution
Congressional negotiators reached a deal Tuesday that would effectively exempt 13 ships that haul iron ore, coal and other freight on the Great Lakes ...
Oberstar still insisting on Highway Trust Fund reauthorization by year end
Now that Senate leaders have backed off an 18 month temporary extension of the federal Highway Trust Fund, House Transportation and Infrastructure ...
Highway Trust Fund extension battle narrows
Last time Congress paid any attention to the need for a long term federal funding mechanism for highway, waterway and transit construction, the battle ...
Bill OK'd to increase blacks at Coast Guard school
The House voted overwhelmingly for a bill that includes a provision giving members of Congress a say over who is admitted to the U.S. Coast Guard's ...
 Symposium offers upbeat outlook for Florida
Tom Murphy(left) of the Urban Land InstituteFlorida, Florida Transportation Secretary Stephanie ...
Brown sees opportunities, challenges for HSR; Oberstar agrees; both cite China
Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fla., who is chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, was among the speakers yesterday ...
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Derek Harley
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Malia Frey
Minneapolis Fitness Examiner Most Recent Article Teens who exercise show improved grades and decreased risk of cancer 
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